There's a lot of elk here in Oregon, I want one in the freezer, could care less about shooting one, but I will.

I would like to go elk hunting someday. But not to pull up in a jeep and blaze away at a herd on the next mountain with a 338 magnum. If its much beyond rock throwing range it just doesn't seem like much of an accomplishment to me. Our guide in CO went on a rant about that too. Said his best friend guides for a year or two then quits for a year or two because of some client.

Probably never happen. It will probably be a few years before we move back out there. Still will have to work. Im getting old. Not a lot of time to make the effort to HUNT elk.

There's a lot of elk here in Oregon, I want one in the freezer, could care less about shooting one, but I will.

I would like to go elk hunting someday. But not to pull up in a jeep and blaze away at a herd on the next mountain with a 338 magnum. If its much beyond rock throwing range it just doesn't seem like much of an accomplishment to me. Our guide in CO went on a rant about that too. Said his best friend guides for a year or two then quits for a year or two because of some client.

Probably never happen. It will probably be a few years before we move back out there. Still will have to work. Im getting old. Not a lot of time to make the effort to HUNT elk.

guy I know does that - the former - goes up and shoots an animal a long ways off - has someone else go collect it. WTF is the point?

One of you f'rs come out here, shoot me a elk, far or close, I just wanna eat the beast. Go by the dispensary on the way out, load up on weed. I went one the other day, just for the hell of it, RIP would have been drooling like Mex over LDR starting.

It takes a lot of land to feed an elk. You rule out the highest and lowest for climate. Then they migrate in between so they all have to live at a certain altitude at any give time. They are fairly easy pickins in the open. There just aren't that many to go around. If you want horns of consequence even less. They put locals first. I dont know how it is in other places but I know in CO you buy your tag by region. And there are something like 50. So you have to know where you are going. Then you face lottery in most places, I think especially for out of state. Some I think you have to put down a fairly hefty non-refundable fee. You may HAVE to have a guide in some places. Its complicated and expensive and you really have to know what you are getting for your purchase.

Thats why I was saying earlier. Not likely for me unless/until we move back.

There's a lot of elk here in Oregon, I want one in the freezer, could care less about shooting one, but I will.

I would like to go elk hunting someday. But not to pull up in a jeep and blaze away at a herd on the next mountain with a 338 magnum. If its much beyond rock throwing range it just doesn't seem like much of an accomplishment to me. Our guide in CO went on a rant about that too. Said his best friend guides for a year or two then quits for a year or two because of some client.

Probably never happen. It will probably be a few years before we move back out there. Still will have to work. Im getting old. Not a lot of time to make the effort to HUNT elk.